Historical information
The Sydenham transmitter is a 705‑foot (215 m) steel lattice mast, one of the tallest radio masts in Australia.
It was built when 3LO moved its transmission site from Maidstone / Braybrook site to Sydenham in 1938.
Significance
The 3LO transmitter at Sydenham is one of the most important pieces of broadcasting infrastructure in Victoria.
The site is officially the ABC Radio Mast and Transmitter Station, Sydenham Road, Sydenham, built in 1938, and it still broadcasts 774 kHz ABC Melbourne (3LO) today
Physical description
Digital scan of black and white negative
Inscriptions & markings
Radio 3AR - 3LO Transmitting Tower St. Albans 700
